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LONDON, (Reuters) – Britain’s Mark Cavendish needs shoulder surgery as a result of the crash that ruled him out of the Tour de France, Omega Pharma-Quick Step boss Patrick Lefevere said yesterday.

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Andre Fletcher’s second half-century in as many days paired with Sheldon Cottrell’s incisive three-wicket burst, propelled West Indies to a 39-run victory over New Zealand and a share of the two-match Twenty20 series here yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic claimed a second Wimbledon title after coming out on top in an extraordinary battle of wills against seven-times winner Roger Federer, eventually triumphing 6-7(7) 6-4 7-6(4) 5-7 6-4 in a gripping encounter yesterday.

Digicel U-18 football Chase Academy defeated Lodge Secondary by a 3-0 score line when the Digicel National Secondary Schools U-18 football tourney continued yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

In an extraordinary display of speed and stamina, Team Alanis’ Paul DeNobrega took the spoils of the 5th annual CARICOM 50-mile road race with a wire-to-wire win yesterday at West Demerara.

TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands, CMC – The Bahamas crowned themselves Caribbean champions when they turned back a resilient Cuba in the final of the regional Basketball Championship here Saturday night.

Mary Fung-A-Fat clinched her berth in the Guyana Squash Association (GSA) Digicel National Senior Championships yesterday, defeating Larissa Wiltshire by a 3-1 score line at the Georgetown Club squash courts on Camp Street.

SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton won his home British Grand Prix yesterday and slashed Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg’s Formula One lead to four points after the German retired for the first time this season.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – As India prepare to take on England in what promises to be a hard-fought series, the potency of a bowling attack in which Ishant Sharma is the only paceman to have played a test on English soil could prove to be the decisive factor.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic claimed a second Wimbledon title after coming out on top in an extraordinary battle of wills against seven-times winner Roger Federer, eventually triumphing 6-7(9) 6-4 7-6(4) 5-7 6-4 in a gripping encounter today.

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Andre Fletcher’s second half-century in Twenty20 Internationals was in vain as West Indies lost the opening match of the doubleheader against New Zealand by 12 runs under the Duckworth/Lewis method here yesterday.

LONDON (Reuters) – After delivering a final devastating blow, Petra Kvitova lay sprawled on the turf, her arms raised in celebration having crushed tennis’s would-be princess in a Wimbledon final closer to a coronation than a contest.

BRASILIA (Reuters) – With 82 minutes of brilliant game management, Argentina dispelled the notion they are a one man team dependent wholly on captain Lionel Messi to win the World Cup.

SALVADOR, Brazil (Reuters) – The Netherlands advanced to a World Cup semi-final with Argentina by beating Costa Rica 4-3 in a shootout yesterday with substitute goalkeeper Tim Krul saving two of the penalties after the match finished 0-0 following extra time.

Nicola Ramdyhan and Anthony Downes took the respective Ladies and Men’s Singles titles when the Guyana Lawn Tennis Association (GLTA)/ Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) Open Tournament concluded on Friday night at the GBTI Recreational Facility in Bel Air.

LONDON (Reuters) – Unseeded Vasek Pospisil and Jack Sock claimed a grand slam title at the first attempt after beating American brothers Bob and Mike Bryan 7-6(5) 6-7(3) 6-4 3-6 7-5 in an enthralling men’s doubles final at Wimbledon yesterday.

LONDON, England CMC – Veteran left-hander Shiv Chanderpaul shone with a small cameo while West Indies batting legend Brian Lara also sparkled, albeit briefly, as the MCC beat the Rest of the World XI by seven wickets in the Lord’s Bicentenary game here yesterday.

Akeem Wilkinson took his first win of the season in yesterday’s feature 35-lap event of the 3rd annual Malta Supreme 11-race programme, edging Team Roraima’s, Warren ‘40’ McKay in a thrilling photo finish.

After New Zealand’s seminal triumph in their hard-fought, wildly fluctuating Test series against West Indies, Kane Williamson described the team as “a positive and a good young group that can win a lot in the coming years and ultimately move higher and higher in the rankings.”

LONDON (Reuters) – Italian duo Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci completed a career grand slam after beating Timea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic 6-1 6-3 in the women’s doubles final at Wimbledon on Saturday.